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Electro-acupuncture changes brain connectivity to reduce fibromyalgia pain – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2021

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 24, 2022 | Electro-Acupuncture, Fybromyalgia

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can reduce pain severity in fibromyalgia (FM) by changing the way the brain’s amygdala connects with its representation of the body, report American scientists.  Seventy-six patients with FM were randomised to receive either EA, or mock...

Evidence of benefit for electro-acupuncture in chronic low back pain – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 9, 2021 | Back Pain, Electro-Acupuncture

An American study comparing the effects of verum electro-acupuncture (VEA) versus sham electro-acupuncture (SEA) on chronic low back pain has found limited evidence of superiority for real treatment. A total of 121 adults were randomly assigned to twelve sessions of...

Electro-acupuncture improves recovery from Bell’s palsy – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 19, 2021 | Bell's Palsy, Electro-Acupuncture

Adding electro-acupuncture (EA) to usual care results in better clinical outcomes in the management of Bell’s palsy, Turkish clinicians report.  A total of 88 patients with Bell’s palsy received standard treatments (ST) or standard treatment plus EA...

Electro-acupuncture improves recovery from Bell’s palsy – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 5, 2021 | Acupuncture, Bell's Palsy, Electro-Acupuncture

Adding electro-acupuncture (EA) to usual care results in better clinical outcomes in the management of Bell’s palsy, Turkish clinicians report.  A total of 88 patients with Bell’s palsy received standard treatment (ST), or standard treatment plus EA...

Electro-acupuncture enhances egg quality and fertilisation rates in IVF – Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2020

by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Electro-Acupuncture, IVF

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can enhance oocyte maturation and fertilisation rates in women undergoing IVF, Indonesian researchers have found. A randomised trial was conducted with 24 subjects in an IVF programme who were randomly allocated into verum-EA and sham-EA...

Electro-acupuncture helpful for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2019

by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Electro-Acupuncture, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Electro-acupuncture (EA) may be helpful in treating fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a pilot study carried out in Spain. Fifty-two patients with IBD in clinical remission who were experiencing fatigue were randomly assigned to...
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
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